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The Roottrees are Dead

Detective puzzle game about reconstructing a wealthy family's bloodline

Evil Trout Inc. · Released Jan 15, 2025

Adventure

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 10K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
93% of 200 in 30 days
Players
215
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 weeks ago
Oct 13, 2026
Minimum PC
HD 510
8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Roottrees are Dead?

A single-player point-and-click deduction game set in 1998. After a plane crash raises an inheritance question, you search websites, books, articles, and photos for evidence, cross-reference family relationships, and complete a family tree. A second mystery follows the family after the main case.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy research-heavy logic puzzles and cross-referencing clues
  • +you like piecing together stories through documents
  • +you want a single-player mystery set in the late 1990s

Not for you if...

  • −you want action instead of reading and deduction
  • −you dislike tracking names and extended family relationships
  • −you need a strong narrative hook to stay engaged

What players say

96% of 10,167 reviews are positive · 93% of 200 in the last 30 days

Players praise the research-based deduction, interconnected clues, and satisfaction of completing the family tree. Common complaints focus on weak story conclusions and puzzles that become tedious or rely on unclear logic. Several players find the optional Roottreemania case more repetitive and confusing than the main mystery.

Players over time

▼ -33% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 438 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026215
Nov 6, 2026166
Nov 5, 2026162
Nov 4, 2026187
Nov 3, 2026188
Nov 2, 2026190
Nov 1, 2026310
Oct 31, 2026249
Oct 30, 2026177
Oct 29, 2026136
Oct 28, 2026113
Oct 26, 2026129
Oct 25, 2026187
Oct 24, 2026170
Oct 23, 2026150
Oct 22, 2026146
Oct 21, 2026138
Oct 20, 2026158
Oct 18, 2026211
Oct 17, 2026208
Oct 16, 2026166
Oct 15, 2026172
Oct 14, 2026207
Oct 13, 2026205
Oct 11, 2026320
Oct 10, 2026279
Oct 9, 2026320
Oct 8, 2026326
Oct 7, 2026386
Oct 6, 2026338
Oct 4, 2026438
Oct 3, 2026379
Oct 2, 2026263
Oct 1, 2026164
Sep 30, 2026146
Sep 29, 2026171
Sep 27, 2026196
Sep 26, 2026197
Sep 25, 2026159
Sep 24, 2026153
Sep 23, 2026165
Sep 23, 2026158
Sep 22, 2026147
Sep 21, 2026190

How many players finish The Roottrees are Dead?

63% of Steam players have unlocked «Family Secrets», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Roottrees are Dead system requirements

Minimum: HD 510, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor
2.0Ghz Dual Core
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 510
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
Notes
Your graphics card needs at least 2GB of VRAM

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does The Roottrees are Dead have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Roottrees are Dead run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
22
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Russian.

Does The Roottrees are Dead use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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